summer playlist | Musings on Momentum

To be completely honest I struggled with this July playlist. For the most part I try to share new releases and, not to be a downer, this summer hasn’t brought the songs of the summer type hits like past summers have. I feel quite strongly about this and even re-tweeted an article The Daily Beast put out about the very topic a few days ago. There are obviously a few front runners for “song of the summer” but everything in between has sounded a bit monotonous to me. This playlist therefore encompasses a wide range of genres however I did still try to create a feel good summer playlist for you all that includes a little something for everyone.

I would love to hear what you have on repeat right now and consider the “song of the summer”!

Once upon a time, years and years ago when I was in high school, I made beginning of the summer playlists that I would listen to as I drove to and from campus each day. The playlists served to get me through finals and the last dragging days of school and set the tone for the summer to come. I thought I was done with those playlists but, as I discovered while compiling this June playlist, I apparently still very much enjoy having a good medley of music to ring in the summer with.

This playlist is happy, it is hopeful, it is my past and present summers epitomized. It might still be overcast and hovering right around seventy degrees in Los Angeles but when I listen to this cheery compilation I’m transported to warmer and sunnier days.

Music Mondays – July Playlist

Music Mondays – June Playlist